Archive: 15/11/2016

High-fat diet disrupts brain maturation

The latest study by researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich suggests that excessive consumption of fatty foods could severely disrupt the development of the prefrontal cortex in the maturing brains of young ...

Nov 15, 2016

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Microbes in your gut influence major eye disease

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the industrialized world, affecting over 10 million individuals in North America. A study lead by Dr. Przemyslaw (Mike) Sapieha, researcher ...

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After decades of research, science is no better able to predict suicidal behaviors

Experts' ability to predict if someone will attempt to take his or her own life is no better than chance and has not significantly improved over the last 50 years, according to a comprehensive review of suicide research published ...

Nov 15, 2016

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Administering repurposed drug to treat TB via lungs vs. orally shows promise

Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for more than 1.8 million deaths each year, according to the World Health Organization, yet there has been little significant improvement in therapies in the past 20 years. This chronic disease ...

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ESCEO-IOF expert panel reviews current evidence for efficacy of calcium supplementation

An expert consensus meeting of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has reviewed the ...

Nov 15, 2016

Video: How to stop acne with science

Breakouts are a pain and can happen well into your 40s.

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Researchers identify protein required for breast cancer metastasis

Researchers have identified a new pathway and with it a protein, BRD4, necessary for breast cancer cells to spread.

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Genes for speech may not be limited to humans

Our current understanding is that mice have either no—or extremely limited—neural circuitry and genes similar to those that regulate human speech. According to a recent study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, ...

Nov 15, 2016

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Children with aggressive behavior vary in ability to adjust after being exposed to tornadoes

When a large group of children with aggressive behavior experienced devastating tornadoes, many of those with higher anxiety showed greater resilience, according to a study published online in the Journal of Clinical Child ...

Nov 15, 2016

Parkinson's disease patients benefit from physical activity

A comprehensive review published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease confirms that people living with Parkinson's disease (PD) can benefit from being physically active, especially when it comes to improving gait and balance, ...

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